Hi I was looking at buying a Sony HDR-CX280E Full HD Black

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Hi I was looking at buying a Sony HDR-CX280E Full HD Black camcorder but wondered the max memory card size for video recording it would take and what kind i should buy for it as it says it takes these “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media (Mark2) — Up to 32 GB “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media “Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo” media“Memory Stick XC-HG Duo” media Up to 64 GBSD memory card Class 4 or faster SDHC memory card Up to 64 GB SD card

Hello, my name is Rusty. Memory Stick Pro Duo is a unique card. Sony made them so you have to buy them from Sony, rather than using a standard SD card.

Use the SDHC card, 64 GB. The class is the speed that it can write and read information. Class 4 is the minimum, I recommend a class 10 SDHC, 64GB card, because it's compatible with many devices. Here is what I recommend:

http://goo.gl/QoqX41

That card will hold almost 18 hours of video. To be on the safe side, don't record more than 15 hours before transferring the video to your computer.

I'm not sure if you can have these shipped to the UK, but here is an example. It's normal to switch batteries halfway through the shoot. Battery life will depend on how hot your camera gets, there is no set time.

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